Railway-tie plate.



JAMES S. FOX, 0F JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-TIE PLATE.

rosoyzes.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 25, 1912.

Application ledDecember 20, 1910. Serial No. 598,327.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S'. FOX, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State ofMichigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-TiePlates, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to railway tie plates and the object of theinvention is the provision of a simple, cheaply constructed andeflicient tie plate which is provided with means to engage the tie andto prevent lateral displacement thereof and of the rail which is seatedthereupon.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means forpreventing lateral displacement of the rail upon the tie plate and forproducing said means in such a manner as to form a guide-way for a railplate upon which the rail rests and which covers and protects the tieplate from the elements.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing whichforms a part of this application and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the tie plate. Fig. 2 is a similarview looking at the bottom thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the railplate. Fig. 4; is a sectional view through the rail showing the tieplate and other parts in end elevation.

Referring more particularly to the draw# ing 1 represents the tie plate,2 the rail plate, 3 the rail and t the spikes which hold the rail inposition upon t-he tie plate and assistl the same in preventing lateraldisplacement of the rail. The tie plate comprises a single sheet ofmaterial having its edges notched at 5 and turned over as at 6 to formretaining flanges 7 which are arranged parallel with the plate and havethe edges of the separate flanges separated suficiently to permit therail base to properly enter between the same. These flanges form grooves8 in which is seated a rail plate 2 having apertures 10 formed thereinadapted to register with the notches 5 so as to permit the passage ofthe spikes 4. The intermediate portion of the plate l is formed with apair of downwardly project-ing ribs 11 and l2- which are produced bystriking up the metal out of the plate in such a form that angularprojections are produced which may be readily pressed into the tie 12.These ribs form apertures in the plate which have their rear ends inregister wit-h the apertures l() in the plate 2 and with the notches 5in the flanges 7. The rail plate is of course reversibly mounted andtherefore may be turned end for end or transferred from one side of thetrack to the other so as to accommodate any wear upon one side of thecurve.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is l. A device ofthe class described comprising a tie plate having downwardly projectingribs punched out of the plate and forming apertures, means formed on thetie plate for preventing lateral movement of the rail, said meansforming grooves, and a rail wear plate removably mounted in said groovesand having spike receiving openings adapted to register with theapertures.

2. A device of the class described comprising an integral wear plate,angular extending parallel flanges formed upon said plate and havingnotches therein, downwardlyT projecting tie engaging ribs struck up fromthe plate and forming apertures registering with the notches in theflanges, said ilanges forming grooves, and an apertured wear platereversibly mounted in the grooves and having apertures to register withthe apertures in the tie plate and with the notches in the flangesthereof, together with spikes passing through said notches and aperturesto hold a rail seated upon the wear plate between the inner edges of theflanges.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES S. FOX.

Vitnesses:

GERTRUDE A. BANGS, NINA M. BREoK.

Copies of this patent mav be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 1D. C.

